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curse

[kurs] / kɜrs /
NOUN
hateful, swearing remark
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bane expletive obscenity profanity whammy
STRONG
anathema ban blaspheming blasphemy commination cursing cussing damning denunciation execration fulmination imprecation malediction oath obloquy profanation sacrilege swearing vilification
WEAK
cuss word dirty name dirty word double whammy four-letter word malison naughty words no-no objuration swear word
Antonyms
STRONG
compliment piety praise reverence
NOUN
misfortune wished upon someone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bane burden calamity disaster evil jinx scourge
STRONG
Cancer affliction cross hydra ordeal pestilence plague torment tribulation trouble vexation voodoo
WEAK
evil eye
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage benefit blessing boon fortune good fortune good luck happiness
STRONG
aid comfort contentment help peace
WEAK
compliment praise
VERB
swear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cuss
STRONG
bedamn blaspheme execrate flame imprecate
WEAK
be foul-mouthed take name in vain talk dirty use bad language utter profanity

Example Sentences

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“It was like the magazine cover curse — as soon as that happened, it was like, ‘Oh, boy,’ and, sure enough, we’ve been down since.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Isack Hadjar - 6 - The good news is that Hadjar is not suffering from the curse of Red Bull second seat.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Hoiberg built the team that broke the tournament curse with careful planning and some serendipity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Like Boaz, Aunt Hila had the Harari curse: she saw the dead, like all born Hararis for over two hundred years.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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